15-letter words containing v, i, r, g
- give the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- gram equivalent — the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent) of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
- graves' disease — a disease characterized by an enlarged thyroid, a rapid pulse, and increased basal metabolism due to excessive thyroid secretion; exophthalmic goiter.
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
- graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
- gravitationally — As a result of the force of gravity.
- gravity anomaly — a deviation from the normal value of gravity at the earth's surface, caused by density differences at depth, for example those caused by a buried mineral body
- green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- have a right to — be entitled to
- heavy breathing — stertorous breathing or breathing done with difficulty
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
- hyperaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
- interrogatively — In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
- interval signal — a characteristic snatch of music, chimes, etc, transmitted as an identifying signal by a radio station between programme items
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
- levelling screw — a screw, often one of three, for adjusting the level of an apparatus
- living quarters — accommodation
- living standard — standard of living.
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- negative profit — a financial loss
- nizhni novgorod — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.
- nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- nondegenerative — tending to degenerate.
- over-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- over-engineered — unnecessarily complicated
- over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- over-privileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overbearingness — Quality of being overbearing.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature